Eurozone retail sales sink in JuneAugust 5, 2015 - 14:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Eurozone retail sales missed expectations in June, sinking by 0.6% compared to the previous month.That leaves sales up just 1.2% compared to the same period last year, Business Insider reports. Analysts expected a 0.3% fall in retail sales in June, compared to May, which would have still left them up 1.9% year-on-year. Eurozone retail sales bounced as the year began, partly driven by the slump in oil prices seen around the world, and economists have debated whether the upswing can continue. Photo: EUMagazine Related links: Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |